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• Trade policy (a shared BERR/DfID responsibility)
• UK Trade & Investment (reporting jointly to the Business Secretary and the Foreign Secretary)
• EU competitiveness and the Single Market
• Services Directive
• Consumer affairs
• Competition issues
  

Biography

Gareth Thomas was appointed joint Minister of State for the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and DFID on 5 October 2008. He had previously held the position of Parliament Under-Secretary of State for DFID and BERR from 29 June 2007.

From 2003 to June 2007 he was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the DFID with responsibility for Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Overseas Dependent Territories. He was also DFID's Green Minister with responsibility for the department's environmental performance in relation to the Sustainable Development in Government Framework and targets.

Gareth was a Member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee from November 1997 to October 1999. Prior to his appointment as PUSS at DFID, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the former Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke MP.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Harrow West in May 1997.

Minister's Speeches

• 09 December 2008 Consumer Focus Reception
• 08 December 2008 BBE/Pre Genesis Conference Reception
• 17 November 2008 National Consumer Week
• 17 November 2008 Masdar Partnership Event
• 06 November 2008 Council of Foreign Chamber of Commerce
• 06 November 2008 UK-Algeria Trade and Investment Conference
• 30 October 2008 Prowess National Policy Centre
• 30 October 2008 The DDA trade landscape
• 24 April 2008 EU-India Trade Relations
• 07 February 2008 LACORS Year Ahead Leadership Conference
• 14 November 2007 Services Directive
• 12 November 2007 National Consumer Week